i really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really, really dislike, oh, i’ll just say it… HATE the word “normal”. there’s just something about it that makes my fur crawl…literally crawl. i have pictures, i’ve seen it crawl.
normal means that there has to be something that is not usual. by and large, it’s supposed to apply to something that is universal over a wide area. if we were to accept that there was no normal, i think we’d all be somewhat better off for it.
i understand that the concept of normal must exist. without it, products could not be advertised…nothing ideal could or would be sold. if there were no normal wouldn’t be any promise out there of something “better”.
what do i know? i’m just a “normal” talking squirrel. that is my concept of that word. it’s not universal… only to me. wanting to banish the word isn’t exactly normal to someone else. probably a good indication that i will not win.
although, we could replace the word normal with the prefix “finefor”—like “fineforyou” or “fineforme”…all it needs is a pronoun to work. squirrelosophy is more apt to embrace this word rather than that other word.
maybe i just need an extremely long squirrel nap.
